GJ 3988

Planetary system · 32.3 light-years away

GJ 3988 is 32.3 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this M4.5 V star; the first was found in 2023 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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Worth knowing

GJ 3988 b goes round its star every 6.94 days, 13 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM4.5 V
Surface temperature3,273 K
Mass0.1842 solar masses
Radius0.19734 solar radii
Luminosity0.004026 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.627
Distance from the Sun32.3 light-years (9.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 255.8504°, Dec 51.4090°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
GJ 3988 b6.94 days0.0405 AU1.74 R⊕ estimated3.69 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2023

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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